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Speaker 1: Hello, friends, Welcome to Story Behind podcast. This is the

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Speaker 1: show for people who love hearing a good story and

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Speaker 1: who believe the world could use more positivity. We're the

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Speaker 1: team behind God Updates and God Too, and we hope

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Speaker 1: these weekly short stories will brighten your day.

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Speaker 2: Abandoned airport dog finds forever home with officer who rescued him.

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Speaker 2: Written by The Riggleman, read by Jully Provost. An abandoned

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Speaker 2: airport dog finds a forever home with the officer who

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Speaker 2: rescued him. In a world where many animal rescue stories

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Speaker 2: end in heartbreak, one lonely pop found at Harry Reid

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Speaker 2: International Airport in Las Vegas is reminding people that sometimes

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Speaker 2: the most beautiful endings are still possible. The approximately two

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Speaker 2: year old golden noodle and miniature poodle mix, affectionately nicknamed

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Speaker 2: Jet Blue after his dramatic airport rescue, has officially found

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Speaker 2: his forever home with the very officer who helped saved him.

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Speaker 2: It couldn't help but follow the story about JetBlue because

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Speaker 2: he looked so much like my mother in law's dog, Zooey,

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Speaker 2: who stays with us half the year. So earlier this month,

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Speaker 2: officers from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department discovered the

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Speaker 2: frightened pup after he had been abandoned at the busy airport.

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Speaker 2: What could have been just another tragic story quickly captured

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Speaker 2: the hearts of thousands across the country. When the dogs

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Speaker 2: rescue was shared publicly, the response was overwhelming. According to

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Speaker 2: Retriever Rescue of Las Vegas, the organization received more than

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Speaker 2: ten thousand emails and over twenty seven hundred adoption applications

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Speaker 2: from people hoping to give JetBlue a home. Yet, and

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Speaker 2: a twist that seemed almost meant to be, the dog's

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Speaker 2: forever family was already part of the story from the

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Speaker 2: very beginning. Las Vegas Police Officers Skeeter Black, one of

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Speaker 2: the officers involved in the rescue operation, and his family

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Speaker 2: had already been working since September twenty twenty five to

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Speaker 2: adopt a golden doodle through the rescue organization. They had

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Speaker 2: completed the approval process months before JetBlue was even found.

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Speaker 2: When it came time to choose a family, the rescue

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Speaker 2: realized the match felt perfect. Officers Skeeter and his family

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Speaker 2: officially adopted jet Blue, giving the once abandoned dog a

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Speaker 2: place where he will be deeply loved, We're going to

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Speaker 2: enjoy him or going to be very much loved. We're

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Speaker 2: just excited, Skeeter said, welcoming the dog into their home.

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Speaker 2: Jet Blue's story also sparked an incredible wave of compassion

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Speaker 2: throughout the community. Daniel Roth with Retriever Rescue of Las Vegas,

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Speaker 2: and the response revealed just how much people care about

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Speaker 2: animals in need. She hoped the attention Jet Blue received

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Speaker 2: will help other rescue dogs find homes as well, reminding

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Speaker 2: people that many other dogs you're waiting for the same

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Speaker 2: chance of happiness. The story even inspired generosity beyond adoption.

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Speaker 2: The airline. Jet Blue Airways donated six thousand dollars to

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Speaker 2: the rescue organization funds that will help cover surgeries and

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Speaker 2: medical care for other dogs currently in their care. For

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Speaker 2: many animal lovers, Jet Blue's journey is a reminder the

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Speaker 2: companionship of dogs and cats is a gift. These animals

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Speaker 2: bring comfort, loyalty, and joy into our lives in ways

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Speaker 2: that words can often not explain. While many rescue stories

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Speaker 2: are difficult to read, this one carries a rare kind

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Speaker 2: of hope, a reminder that sometimes compassion, timing, and a

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Speaker 2: little grace can come to get to create the perfect

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Speaker 2: ending for a dog who simply needs someone to care for.

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Speaker 2: The righteous care for the needs of the animals, Proverbs

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Speaker 2: twelve ten. After losing his ten year old son to cancer,

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Speaker 2: Dad runs two hundred and forty miles to give back

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Speaker 2: to other families, written by MICHAELA. Gordoni read by Duly

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Speaker 2: Promost one. Dad is running a memory of his child

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Speaker 2: who died from cancer. Proceeds went to families with a

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Speaker 2: child who had cancer and cancer research and the distance

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Speaker 2: the Dad went two hundred forty miles. Runner Matmeo's amazing

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Speaker 2: ten year old Landon died of brain cancer in twenty

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Speaker 2: twenty two. He started his voyage to the Pacific coast

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Speaker 2: on February twenty fifth. In the end, he'd liked to

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Speaker 2: give three cancer families ten thousand dollars each and another

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Speaker 2: ten thousand to cancer research. Matt finished his race, but

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Speaker 2: people can still donate on the project's paypop page. Matt

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Speaker 2: described the mission as an insane five day adventure and

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Speaker 2: carried photographs of his son, children from those three cancer families,

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Speaker 2: and other kids who have survived or died from cancer

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Speaker 2: on his run. He dedicated certain miles he ran to

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Speaker 2: specific children her running together. I'll be carrying the sixty

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Speaker 2: three pictures with me during the run. Fourteen fighters, twenty

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Speaker 2: four survivors, twenty five forever, some local, some as far

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Speaker 2: as Ireland, UK and Australia. He said. The cancer families

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Speaker 2: cheered Matt through the race and met him at checks points.

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Speaker 2: They also greeted Matt the finish line. The further I go,

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Speaker 2: just kind of let it happen naturally. It's super powerful

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Speaker 2: because it's leaning on the strength that he showed me.

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Speaker 2: He showed me how to live life the right way,

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Speaker 2: and I'm just trying to emulate that. One parent in

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Speaker 2: one of the cancer families, Lorena Tamars, said, thankfully, we

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Speaker 2: have all these cancer families who have gone through similar things,

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Speaker 2: and we instantly connect. Kids instantly connect because they're going

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Speaker 2: through it too. It's just honestly rowling behind the families

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Speaker 2: and supporting them. Throughout his journey, Matt had several significant

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Speaker 2: stops remembering land In. One was a school's memorial painting

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Speaker 2: in his memory. This is about mental endurance, it's not

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Speaker 2: about physical endurance. Matt said, seeing my son go through

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Speaker 2: what he went through, knowing what all these kids go through,

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Speaker 2: that's way harder than two hundred and forty miles. It's

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Speaker 2: beautiful and touching that Matt would choose to not only

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Speaker 2: honor his son's life this way, but also go to

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Speaker 2: a tremendous effort to raise money for these families and

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Speaker 2: for research. I'm sure Landin would be very proud of

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Speaker 2: his dad.

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